Guest Susan Posted January 30, 2011 at 02:09 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 at 02:09 AM I am a member of a national hobby club, with only individual members that meet annually. The Board meets three times per year and easily makes 10-15 changes every Board meeting -- whether long-standing ("eliminating" the Budget and Finance Committee beause "they didn't know why it had ever been created") or something as insignificant as envelope size.Obviously, an overhaul is needed.How to reclassify this unwieldy P&P into By-Law and Standing Rules. How detailed should Standing Rules be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted January 30, 2011 at 03:20 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 at 03:20 AM I am a member of a national hobby club, with only individual members that meet annually. The Board meets three times per year and easily makes 10-15 changes every Board meeting -- whether long-standing ("eliminating" the Budget and Finance Committee beause "they didn't know why it had ever been created") or something as insignificant as envelope size.Obviously, an overhaul is needed.How to reclassify this unwieldy P&P into By-Law and Standing Rules. How detailed should Standing Rules be?Your question isn't a question of Robert's Rules of Order.You are asking for a customize solution to your unique situation.Get a referral from one the parliamentary organizations to obtain the services of a parliamentarian, who will read your rules, and offer specific solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 30, 2011 at 05:13 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 at 05:13 AM How detailed should Standing Rules be?It really depends on the organization. Some organizations can get by with a handful of standing rules. Others will need a huge book of them. There are too many variables to give a generic answer. RONR can help you for what to put in the Bylaws. See RONR, 10th ed., pgs. 553-564. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted January 30, 2011 at 08:12 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 at 08:12 AM And FWIMBW, RONR considers the "Policies" portion of your "Policies and Procedures" to be "Standing Rules" (p. 257) and the "Procedures" to be (most likely) "Special Rules of Order".The reason to make a distinction is that the different types of rules require different vote thresholds for adoption, amendment, or suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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